
ASCP, ISPA and PBA Receive 2026 Power of Associations Award for Esthetics Licensure Compact
This shared recognition celebrates the strength of industry collaboration in advancing professional mobility.
The brand's Total Results paints a holiday season rainbow with tempting packages in every color.

Matrix is celebrating the 2021 holiday season in a vibrant and colorful way with seven unique gift sets from the Total Results Collection that provide hyper-targeted solutions for universal hair needs. Each holiday gift set offers a solution for a specific and common hair issue, such as breakage from lightening, unwanted undertones, and preserving curls and coils.
Take hair sky high and help clients achieve long-lasting volume with the High Amplify set to instantly revive fine, flat hair and deliver the volume of clients' dreams.
High Amplify Shampoo, a lightweight, silicone-free formula with protein that helps boost the structure of fine, limp hair for lasting volume.
High Amplify Conditioner, a volumizing conditioner with a silicone-free formula for boosted volume and instant lift.
Miracle Creator Multi-Benefit Treatment Spray, a multi-tasking treatment that offers 20 beautifying benefits, including anti-frizz, shine boost, heat damage prevention, and roughness correction.
Smooth and condition unruly, frizzy, and rebellious hair with this Mega Sleek set to achieve a smooth, shiny, and healthy look.

Mega Sleek Shampoo, a cleanser that helps to control rebellious, unruly hair while managing frizz against humidity.
Mega Sleek Conditioner to help control rebellious, unruly hair and manage frizz against humidity.
Miracle Creator Multi-Benefit Treatment Spray, a multi-tasking treatment that offers 20 beautifying benefits, including anti-frizz, shine boost, heat damage prevention, and roughness correction.
Illuminate blondes this holiday season with this So Silver set to help neutralize unwanted brassy warmth and eliminate dull, yellow tones while the blonde, silver, grey, and platinum stay hydrated, shiny, and healthy!

So Silver Shampoo, a professional violet shampoo that cleanses and neutralizes unwanted brassy warmth and eliminates dull, yellow tones while helping to illuminate highlights on blondes and add shimmering brightness for color-treated and natural hair ranging from grey to white shades.
So Silver Conditioner to hydrate dry and brittle hair through targeted nutrition technology that tames coarseness and leaves hair silky smooth. The formula uses targeted nutrition technology to hydrate dry and porous hair, leaving hair feeling shiny and healthy so that blonde and silver tones can stay as vibrant as ever.
Miracle Creator Multi-Benefit Treatment Spray, a multi-tasking treatment that offers 20 beautifying benefits, including anti-frizz, shine boost, heat damage prevention, and roughness correction.
Reduce brassy tones and keep color cool with this Brass Off set that helps neutralize and refresh hair color.

Brass Off Shampoo, a professional blue shampoo that neutralizes brassy tones while refreshing hair with cool tones. Best for brunettes who lighten their hair, this shampoo deposits balancing blue-violet pigments to reduce brassy tones.
Brass Off Conditioner, a non-color-depositing formula that retains cool tones, hydrates, and nourishes hair.
Miracle Creator Multi-Benefit Treatment Spray, a multi-tasking treatment that offers 20 beautifying benefits, including anti-frizz, shine boost, heat damage prevention, and roughness correction.
Deeply nourish color-treated and maintain the vibrancy of fast-fading colors with this Keep Me Vivid set. Hair color lasts up to 21 washes and benefits from increased shine.

Keep Me Vivid Shampoo, a gentle cleanser that doesn't strip the hair or color molecules. The formula consists of 60% carrying agents and produces a luxurious lather.
Keep Me Vivid Conditioner to nourish the hair and amplify shine with an acidic formula. Lightweight and suitable for every hair type, it weightlessly treats the hair and leaves it feeling soft and silky.
Miracle Creator Multi-Benefit Treatment Spray, a multi-tasking treatment that offers 20 beautifying benefits, including anti-frizz, shine boost, heat damage prevention, and roughness correction.
Strengthen lightened hair with the Unbreak My Blonde system. Infused with citric acid and free of sulfates, it revives damaged and over-processed hair, leaving hair soft, shiny, and 3x stronger.

Unbreak My Blonde Strengthening Shampoo, a sulfate-free formula infused with citric acid to gently cleanse sensitive hair. It rescues all types of hair and textures from chemical damage and reinforces weakened bonds.
Unbreak My Blonde Strengthening Conditioner, also sulfate-free and infused with citric acid to strengthen and soften hair, leaving hair soft, shiny, and strong
Unbreak My Blonde Reviving Leave-In Treatment, a reviving leave-in treatment infused with citric acid to provide additional softness and shine, revive bleached hair, repair weakened hair bonds, and leave hair feeling soft, shiny, and stronger.
Enrich and enhance curls with A Curl Can Dream formulas containing Manuka honey extract, a natural humectant known to moisturize hair. Use the system to define curls and coils while keeping hair moisturized with no flaking or crunch.

A Curl Can Dream Co-Wash , a deep-cleansing co-wash infused with Manuka honey extract for in-between-wash days to revive curls while preserving the curl pattern.
A Curl Can Dream Light Hold Gel, a defining hair gel infused with Manuka honey extract, which layers perfectly over A Curl Can Dream Moisturizing Cream with no flaking or crunch.
A Curl Can Dream Moisturizing Cream, a must-have for curls and coils and infused with Manuka honey extract to provide moisture and definition with no flaking or crunch.

This shared recognition celebrates the strength of industry collaboration in advancing professional mobility.

In Dubai, a salon visit isn’t an appointment. It’s a weekly routine, and clients can spend $800 to $1,400 a month on it, according to Gaurav Tripathi of MADI International. On October 6-8, 2026, the market behind those numbers opens its doors as Beautyworld Dubai marks its 30th edition at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing together distributors, brands, stylists and salon owners from all over the world.

The Good Patch is a leading wearable wellness patch brand, offering wellness and skincare patches that support everyday needs including energy, sleep, relaxation and more.

Four publications for beauty industry professionals to enhance their leadership skills, financial awareness, professional growth, and joy!

Ulta Beauty has announced its partnership with Black Beauty Roster to launch the pilot of All Textures Certification (ATC). The new program is aimed at addressing gaps in education within the beauty industry and raising the level of skills and guest satisfaction for all.

Mireya Villarreal, founder of From Chair to Boss™, is bringing together beauty industry leaders for a new one-day educational event designed to help salon professionals strengthen the business side of their careers. From Chair to Boss Live! will take place September 28 at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Salon owner, tech founder, and educator Universe Walker will bring her signature workshop, The Art of Dry Cutting, to Brooklyn on July 20, offering stylists a chance to deepen their understanding of shape, movement, texture, and dry cutting.

As part of our ongoing commitment to sharing resources that help beauty professionals stay informed, we thought it was worth introducing our audience to The Chatter and the unique perspective it brings to industry conversations.

Celebrating 60 years in haircare, Dippity-Do is honoring its styling heritage with its Girls with Curls collection, a reimagined Light Hold Gelée inspired by the brand's original 1965 styling gel.

Covet & Mane has expanded its Pro Color System with the launch of Color Boost Drops, completing what the company says is the first professional color system engineered specifically for hair extensions.

The 2026 Beauty Changes Lives Legacy Award has been awarded to Sam Villa for his trailblazing contribution, advocacy and mentorship that has profoundly transformed and elevated the professional beauty industry.

CND is relaunching its SHELLAC system with a new CND Visible Light Lamp, updated packaging, and an expanded shade offering.

Curl Cult founder Janine Jarman, a hairstylist, salon owner, educator, and product creator, is opening a community investment round that gives hairdressers and clients the opportunity to own a stake in the company they helped grow.

The night honored the artists and collections shaping the future of professional beauty during PBA NAHA 2026.

The ultra-lightweight, handle-free dryer is designed to reduce wrist strain while delivering powerful performance behind the chair.

Aura Salonware is proud to announce its 2026 scholarship recipients. This first-time scholarship in partnership with the Professional Beauty Association awarded three different scholarships to support beauty professionals at every point in their professional journey.

SalonCentric has announced its expansion into Alaska, marking the distributor’s presence across all 50 states and bringing additional access to professional beauty products, education and business support to licensed salon professionals in the region.